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So here’s your superhero rumour of the week. Ain’t it Cool has posted a screengrab from Imgur that purportedly shows the final frame for Warner Bros.’ upcoming trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (the ad is rumoured to screen ahead of next month’s Jupiter Ascending).

The image makes it seem that the upcoming superhero film will be split in two with the first part hitting theatres Oct. 23 with the title Enter the Knight. The second instalment retains Batman v. Superman’s original release date March 25, 2016, and will be titled Dawn of Justice.

Warner Bros. hasn’t commented and given the nature of the comic book movie business, it seems unlikely the film will be divided on such short notice. However, we’ve checked and if Enter the Knight was to open on Oct. 23 it wouldn’t face very stiff competition. The untitled Steve Spielberg/ Tom Hanks Cold War film opens on Oct. 16, with the 23rd currently the home to Jem and the Holograms and The Last Witch Hunter. Releasing the film earlier would also give DC a big bootprint in year that will be dominated by Marvel’s Avengers and Ant-Man.

What do you think? Would you like to see Batman v Superman hit screens sooner? Sound off in the comments.

Henry Cavill stars as Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Ben Affleck plays Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Gal Gadot will play Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

After a series of tweets that have shown full-size versions of the Millennium Falcon and X-Wing being built for Star Wars: Episode VII, and Adam Driver in good guy gear, Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, tweeted out a YouTube video showing the exterior of Han Solo’s famous ship. The brief 37-second clip – titled Hunka Junk – starts off with John Williams’ famous Star Wars theme, before using snippets from Hans Zimmer’s music from Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The spot ends with what looks like the Batmobile stuck on the bottom of the Falcon.

This is a none-too-subtle dig at Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder, who has been tweeting photos blaming a Stormtrooper for swiping the Batmobile, and others showing Superman as a Jedi and Batman with R2BIN.

Snyder may be trying to play off that the cars are different, but upon closer inspection, it’s clear they’re one in the same.

The spoiler, hood design, and side details are all identical, and while the side profile may be hidden from view in Snyder’s promo photo, it’s clear that it still curves inward rather violently around the middle.

The only difference is that unlike in the previously “leaked” photos, Snyder’s official Batmobile is menacing down to the last nut and bolt on the carbon fiber chassis.

Layer upon layer of military style pieces are surrounded by an aggressive number of weapon choices, including the turret sitting front and center.

As far as ornament hoods go, it’s certainly going to take a lot more maintenance than your average Mercedes.

Snyder’s Batmobile isn’t so much a vehicle as it is a naval ship on wheels.

It’s clear from the image that Snyder has decided to approach the prized car with a military aesthetic, unlike Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) who used a much more fantastical design.

While it’s difficult to gauge whether or not the arc from Nolan’s infamous Batmobile will be sported on Snyder’s, it certainly looks a little squarer.

One negative quality this Batmobile certainly has to offer is the ridiculous spoiler its armed with.

It just seems superfluous at this point, situated behind the other mechanized add-ons.

Regardless, the official Batmobile is a menacing beast that I for one am still a little hesitant to see flying down the streets of…Gotham? Snyder hasn’t officially announced if Gotham will play a part in the film, but I can’t imagine any kind of Batman film that doesn’t at least include a reference to the legendary, crime filled city.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled release on March 25, 2016.

Gazing upon the new Batmobile Zack Snyder is going to use in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the only word that comes to mind is “yawn.”

Granted, it’s covered in dirt (probably from a chase sequence), but the first leaked image of Bruce Wayne’s elegant vehicle conjures up lackluster and unoriginal qualities.

We’ve seen this style of Batmobile, and pretty recently too. Christopher Nolan’s Batmobile featured the same arc toward the back of the car and military appearance.

Except while Nolan’s had a sense of stylistic flare to the rugged edges of the car, Snyder’s feels like a cross between a concept vehicle you’d see on display at an auto show and an older Lamborghini model.

Warner Bros. Studios and Snyder have yet to comment on the leaked photos, but if these are authentic (and it looks like they are) fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for the movie that’s set to release in 2016.

Warner Bros. has decided to move up the release of their highly anticipated superhero epic, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice from May 6, 2016 to March 25, 2016 after reports surfaced that Marvel Studios have plans to release Captain America 3 the same weekend.

The studio house also confirmed the upcoming Batman movie would be released in 3D to no one’s shock.

Did DC wimp out? Possibly, but Batman v Superman is being considered the final tipping point for the franchise financially. Warner Bros. simply can’t afford to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into a sinking series.

Plus, just to hazard a guess, they’re probably not too keen on possibly losing the critical warfare to Captain America 3. Snyder has already proven to be a tricky sell with critics in past movies (Watchmen, Man of Steel), whereas Captain America has practically been unanimously approved of.

Although, one insider close to the project told The Wrap that it wasn’t a moment of weakness or insecurity about the success of the film at all.

“Not flinching – it’s a fantastic corridor for us,” he said.

If Batman v Superman is actually released on March 25, 2016 (this is the third time the date has been changed for the film), it’ll be the earliest blockbuster release since this superhero genre resurgence began, with the second Captain America film, The Winter Soldier, previously holding that spot with an April 4 release date.

Warner Bros. also released the time frame for nine unannounced projects, all relating to the DC universe.

Although there hasn’t been any indications made as to what the titles may be, we can assume one of the 2018 dates will be a Justice League film, considering previous news stories on the production cycle of the film.

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Bruce Kirkland has been a reporter with Sun Media for 31 years. He has worked the movies beat from 1980-2007, and still focuses on TIFF, Cannes, Oscars. Before taking a position at the Toronto Sun, he worked at the Ottawa Journal as entertainment editor and movie critic from 1979-80, and at Toronto Star as music critic and general-assignment news reporter from 1971-79.

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